Had a good time, fewer or no dining options for vegetarians, not so sandy beach at GSC

Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Norwegian Breakaway

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 12, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8736

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This is my first cruise, with family and younger kinds, overall it was a good experience, had good time. Main highlights for me were the shows (comedy - second city, dance - burn the floor, some lively competitions, cirque jungle fantasy show etc.), aqua park and splash academy for the kids.

 

Food was good in the buffet but NOT at all happy with main dining options for vegetarians like my family. Manhattan had one veg option but none at taste and savor. 

 

Another unfortunate experience was the beach at GSC (NCL's private island). There are so many rocks in the beach, don't understand why NCL can't get their act together to clean up the rocks from the beach so that guests can have a great experience... 

 

I would not recommend NCL for vegetarians, others may like the food but they will NOT like the beach at GSC for sure. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
No option for vegetarians at the main dining

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Good enough for family of four... didn't use balcony that much but like the option to step was out of the room as needed

Ship tip

Had a great time at the Manhattan and Shanghai for sit down dinner. Taste and Savor were useless for us as we are vegetarians.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Ejan    7 years ago

In general, the food on Norwegian is just fair.  However, I am surprised about the Manhattan Room.  Their menu, Taste and Savour are all identical.  ( So if you go from the Manhattan Room to Taste, you'll have the same menu.)

frank212    7 years ago

We bring water shoes because that's not the only beach that is rocky.

JAltmire    7 years ago

I guess it's time to find a cruise that serves what you like.

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